Planetary hours
in Stuttgart.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Wednesday, 1 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 08:05
- 2☽︎ Moon08:05 – 09:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 10:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 11:18
- 5♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:23
- 6☉︎ Sun12:23 – 13:27
- 7♀︎ Venus13:27 – 14:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:36
- 9☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:40 – 17:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:45 – 18:49
- 12♂︎ Mars18:49 – 19:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:53 – 20:49
- 2♀︎ Venus20:49 – 21:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:40
- 4☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:26
- 7♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:22
- 8☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:17
- 9♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:08
- 11☽︎ Moon05:08 – 06:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Stuttgart?
On Wednesday, 1 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 11h 05m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:01 to 08:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.